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Entrelac Messenger Bag {with Lining}

Entrelac Messenger Bag
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Entrelac Messenger Bag

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After 3 weeks of knitting, sewing, photographing, pattern and tutorial preparation, here is the “Entrelac Messenger Bag” I did from the rectangle piece of woven-look I have showed you…. Yippee, I am completely thrill of it’s outcome, never thought it could turn out so perfect and practical.

At first, I just blindly made the entrelac piece without knowing what to do with it. A few options ran through my mind… I could make different kind of bags, cushion or throw pillow cover, may be join a few pieces to become a baby blanket…. but ended up with messenger bag.

I added a long straps which act as a gusset for the bag. Added a side pocket to house my giant smart phone. This time I don’t want to sew any zipper, instead I fold the bag down as a closure, so I needed another 2 smaller piece of gusset for the fold down. I always love to line my bag and this time I made a center divider plus a pocket in the bag. The divider is great for holding books and flat item like documents.

See… me carrying this bag during a photographing outing with friends. Thanks to Mandy who captured this beautiful moment, caught in the act of photo shooting… lol… love it!!!! *** mmmm… I think I need a hair cut soon… ***

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  1. Craft Passion via Facebook says:June 15, 2012 at 9:25 am

    not solely knit for 3 weeks, but involve lots of thinking on which design to come out with. I would say, I spend 1.5 weeks to make up the bag on nightly basis (I have many other crafts on the go too), then another 1.5 weeks for sewing, photos and drafting the pattern and tutorial :)

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  2. Savannah says:June 20, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    If I were to use only 2 skeins of yarn (1 of each color), do you think that would be enough? They are fairly large skeins, more so than a typical skein is.

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    • Craft Passion says:June 20, 2012 at 10:46 pm

      Do you know what is the length of your yarn/skein? The yarn I used has 236 yard/ball, that means I used around 472 yards of yarn on each color. of course, I have some yarns left after the project but not a lot especially on the green color.
      If you know the length of you yarn in each skein, basically you can estimate if you will have enough yarn to complete the project. Tension would be another issue to consider, if your tension is tight, you will need more yarn.
      Hope this help.

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  4. sharine says:June 27, 2012 at 9:16 am

    Wow… I’m attracted to this bag… so nice and practical! Been looking for a knitted sling bag long time already. Thanks for sharing…

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  5. J Alejandra Cuellar via Facebook says:June 29, 2012 at 5:18 am

    I really love this bag!! Only thing is that my strength lies on crochet hooks… I have no patience for the knitting needles… I know how to crochet the entrelac stich; do you think it will do with that if I crochet not knitt but still make the same pieces and follow your tutorial to put it all together??? I have several messenger bags that are made in my country but i reaaaally like this one , it will be good to own one that i made… I hope u can answer I just want to make sure before I try I kinda think it wont make a diffrence but u never know if you dnt ask :) thank you so much and sorry for taking some of ur time!! Bye :}

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  7. Donna Riley says:July 9, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    OMG!! I’m so excited I found this site! It has everything I am into craftwise. I will be exploring this site all week. Thanks for coming up with this website. I love it!! Keep creating!!

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  8. susan evans says:July 11, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    Just wanted to sqy love your bag ….have started it and wanted to know when did you add the pocket and I’m a little confused as to how the gusset and strap are attached please get bag to me as I am half way done with the enterloc stitch part thanks so much susan evans

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  9. jes says:July 22, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    the pattern is lovely, but i am horrible with gauges and it doesn’t say anywhere how many to cast on, lol

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  10. jes says:July 23, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    I feel like a dope! I didn’t even notice lol thanks!

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  12. Jeanne says:November 9, 2012 at 10:48 pm

    You did a beautiful job on the bag…inside and out. I love the various stitches you incorporated into it as well as the colors! Thank you for sharing how you did it.

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  13. Sumathi says:April 17, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    Thanks for tha superb tutorial.I made a bag using your instructions.its come out beautifully.thanks once again

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